I Was Born Yesterday Poem by Phillip Nine Mafunga

I was born yesterday
when the sun rose in the east

I was born yesterday
when it took a whole community to raise a child

I was born yesterday
when every elder was a parent

I was born yesterday
when Makerere was the place to be

I was born yesterday
when Ibadan churned out continental luminaries

I was born yesterday
when emancipation was the revolutionary responsibility of all

I was born yesterday
when religion was not mocked

I was born yesterday
when God dwelt in human hearts

I was born yesterday
when't was everyone's moral duty to keep society intact
I was born yesterday
when leadership was sacrosanct

I was born yesterday
when integrity was revered individual's virtue

I was born yesterday
when Peugeot made cars to last generations

I was born yesterday
when Louis Armstrong'n Buzz Adrin first landed on the moon

I was born yesterday
When letters were the essentials of communication

I was born yesterday
when words still had meanings
5 October 2021